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Waste and recycling

WarningFrom Monday 13 March 2023, residents visiting Essex County Council (ECC) recycling centres will need to book in advance. A booking system will be trialled for all vehicles visiting ECC recycling centres to help manage waiting times, reduce congestion, and improve the customer experience.
  • Collection service for old, unusable items of furniture and other items.

  • Find out which day your recycling, food waste and refuse will be collected.

  • Collection service for household waste that cannot be recycled.

  • Find out if an item will be collected by our kerbside service or can be taken to one of Essex County Council's Recycling Centres.

  • Collection service for old, unusable items of furniture and other items.

  • Information about our business waste collection service.

  • Find out which day your recycling, food waste and refuse will be collected.

  • Enter your postcode and find out when your collection day is and what needs to go out each week.

  • Collection service for household waste that cannot be recycled.

  • Report a missed household waste or recycling collection.

  • Waste and recycling must only be placed out for collection on the designated collection day and left on the kerbside.

  • Find out your recycling day, what can and can't go in your recycling receptacles, and how to reduce your waste.

  • Get an SMS text reminder for your recycling days or changes in collection rounds.